'Ambitious' Falkirk will embrace top-flight challenge

Falkirk are "under no illusions about how difficult" their top-flight return will be, but the newly-promoted side are relishing the challenge, says defender Coll Donaldson.Manager John McGlynn has led the club back to the Scottish Premiership following back-to-back league triumphs in the third tier and Championship.Despite the "steep rise", centre-back Donaldson, who is aiming to be back for the League Cup group games following surgery at the end of last term, is determined McGlynn's "ambitious" side can "add something" to the division."It's going to be a huge challenge obviously," he told BBC Scotland. "We've gone from League One to the Premiership very, very quickly, so we're under no illusions about how difficult a task it's going to be."But we're really, really excited for it. It's the reward of two seasons of real success that now you get to go and play in the top league in Scotland."So as much as we know it's going to be a very difficult task, we're really looking forward to it and we think we can add something to the league."

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